Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1887-10-10

,urgs, 293; The Malvern, 273; Belmont Ho- |
.el,s 2I5; Lymans Hotel,* 100; Birch Tree
[nn,s 80. Total. 300. THE houses mark
ed thus are mostly filled by regular season
and have but few transient guests.
Thus the number of persons registered is not
Is large as at some smaller hotels. Hotel
Brewer was not opened for guests until Au-
gust 16; but is to remain open all the year
round.
The subjoined dispatch is taken from the
St Louis Giobe-Democrat. The negro
college graduate referred to is Mr. Adam S.
Green, A. c., graduate of Colby. The
NEGRO paper" is the Fairfield Journal.
ABERDEEN, Miss, Sept. 2S-For two or
three days there has been some excitement
here in q quiet way, caused by race-disturb-
ing talks and writings of copper-colored
negro named Again Green who was raised
here, bat educated in Maine, having GRADUATE
from college in that State, last June. The
matter eliminated Sunday night when
negro paper published at Fairfield, Me-.
reached here, containing lengthy communi-
cation from this negro, Green, in which be
characterized the southern people as robbers
and thieves, indolent and thriftless. Among
other things. the article said that southern
women are the LATEST, most shiftless set OF
women in existence. The reading OF the
article intensely enraged the people, and it
was with difficulty that they were prevented
from hanging him. At ten o'clock Sunday
night a vigilance committee waited on him
and notified him at the expiration of twenty
four hours he would certainly be hanged. He
accepted the warning and left Yesterday after
noon Several of the colored population
wanted to take him out yesterday and give
him good whipping, feeling that his SANDER
GUS abuse affected them as much as the
whites He is we'll educated and is cslcu
lated to do great harm among the negroes by
his seditious talk.
The Waterville Sentinel says We have
in our press room an ancient piece of furni
ture which has an interesting history. How
old it is, we do not know; but it was used by
Waterville's first lawyer, Reuben
Kidder, Esq, in 1886, and was bought
of him by HoI. Timothy Boutelle in 1902.
Now through the kindness of Hon. Edwin
Noyes, who has carefully preserved it for.
many years it comes into our possession, with
the injunction to use it well and pass it over
to our successors, a duty which we are in no
hurry to perform. The desk was made of
white pine. before the day of saw mills, and
the boards, as the under side plainly shows,
were sawed by the old whipsaw process.
A new water wheel of 1913 horse power
capable of running five dynamos is to be put
in at the Watervile electric light station and
a new wire is being put up which will accom-
modste increasing call for this service.
LINCOLN.
The Lincoln County News says: A kiln of
one million bricks is being burned this week
at the yard owned by Benz. Dodge, Jr. Of
the work done in this yard this season. the
makers. Messrs. F. & M. C. Dodge give US
the following items: They began striking
May 18th; in June they burned kiln of
100000 June 9th, they struck the first pit
for the second kiln, the last pit of the sea.
son being struck out Sept. 2lst, making in
all l 400, 900 brick for the summer, giving
employment to eight men, including the
owners they have had only one days extra
help
The Rockland Opinion says: Mrs. Benz.
Genthner fell down q flight of stairs Monday
night the Sd, aud seriously injured both
ankles. She had been attending upon her
husband, who is very sick with a csncerous
affection on his face. Arising from few
moments of snatched repose, she, in a be-
wildered state, mistook the cellar door for
another door leading from the house out
doors. Her affection seems harder because
her husband so needs her care in his sick
ness.
PENoBsCoT.
The Dexter Gazette says: Fay & Scott
received some good orders last week. They
are to furnish a 12inch sbaper for the gov
eminent works at Norfolk navy yard, %
inch l6-foot bed engine lathe goes to Chicago.
and 32-inch lS-foot bed engine lathe is
ho;, h.; 10 60 81, RaIlU
The Commercial of Friday reports that
Sheriff Otis Martin of Piscataquis county
brought George Larrabee, the teamster who
did the shooting at North East Carry to
Bangor Thursday evening. Larrabee came
down on the train well ironed and is evident
ly tough customer. He is under SO 900
bonds to appear at the February term of
court in Plscatsquis county and is unable to
obtain bail
SAGADAHoC.
Recent low tides have obliged the Della
Collins TO connect with the Star just below
Richmond: the obstructed channel not allow
ing the Boston steamer to make a landing at
that pert. Unless sufficient appropriation
is made to admit OF extensive dredging oper
atoms on the Kennebec next spring. Rich
mond will be left high and dry like stranded
porpoise. The matter is serious one, and
should receive the attention which its i'm
portance demands.
For the second monthly temperance meeting
at Bowdoinham, Oct l6, an extended pro-
gram consisting Of twelve parts is prepared.
The Rev. c. c. Gone, firm temperance man
and prohibtionist first discusses 1.-The Pro-
gress of Temperance for the past 25 years in
Maine." He is followed by several other
speakers on other temperance subjects. But
the last subject, Gathering up the Fragments"
is assigned to the democratic Postmaster F.
K Jack. OF course this program was ar
ranged without any political dickering but it
is happy illustration of the way the prohi-
bitiouists and democrats are working. The
democrats are gathering the fragments"
which probibitionists cannot use themselves.
The search and seizure case against Mrs
Kate Gay, of Bath, was finished Thursday
afternoon, before Judge Milsy. She was
fined 500 and costs, appealed, and furnished
bonds for appearance at the December term
This is the case in which Rev. Messrs. Hill
and Remick were the witnesses for the pro-
secution.
YORK.
During the past two months there have
been numerous burglaries committed at South
Sanford. Wednesday night the family of
William Russell, at South Sanford were
awakened by noise but before they could
effect a capture the burglar escaped with con-
siderable money and personal property. As
soon as daylight the men started after the
thief. tracking him easily, as the road was